Arthur Grace Photographer (6 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hard cover with dust cover.

First edition, first printing (per publisher's requisite statement and number line upon copyright page). xiv, 257 pages. Hardcover: H 25.75cm x L 21cm. Dust jacket rubbed, creasing and tears along worn edges, several small patches of surface abrasion at front panel's top right from removal of past bookseller's sticker; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart cover. Blue cloth spine bumped at ends, gray boards. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a very good- dust jacket. With Acknowledgements, two sections of color plates on unpaged leaves, b/w photographs, Notes, Selected Bibliography, Glossary, and Index. Features twelve chapters titled as follows: 1) INTRODUCTION; 2) AT HOME IN NANTUCKET: LIFESTYLES, 1700 - 1900; 3) FURNITURE IN THE HOME; 4) MARINERS' THINGS, BOXES, TOYS, WOODENWARE; 5) TEXTILES; 6) CERAMICS, GLASS, AND LIGHTING DEVICES; 7) SILVER; 8) IRON, PEWTER, BRASS AND COPPER, TIN; 9) SCRIMSHAW; 10) BASKETS; 11) CARVINGS AND DRAWINGS; AND 12) SOUVENIRS FROM FAR-AWAY PLACES plus a concluding essay titled OCCUPATIONS IN COLONIAL NANTUCKET. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.25 pounds (1.47 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0396084885.

Paper Covered Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. D'Arazien, Arthur ( Photographer ) (illustrator). First Edition. First printing with grey-blue boards and bright blue spine with gilt. Slightly bumped at bottom spine tip and bottom corners. Dust jacket is very good with intact price. Edgewear and a few short edge tears. History of the arts and crafts and interior decorative pieces of Nantucket Island, and the unique lifeways that contributed to their development. Chapters on furniture, Mariner's things, Textiles, Ceramics, Glass, Metal objects, Scrimshaw, Baskets, carvings and drawings and souvienirs from constant travel. xi, 257 pp. Art, Crafts, Interior decor, Furniture, Nantucket, History.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Support Small Business by buying this book! Stated 1st Edition. Signs of wear on dust jacket. No marks or writing observed in text. Binding tight and square. Gently read.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 187 pages. 11.00x8.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Condition: Like New. Massive hardcover in acrylic jacket and slipcase. Stated first edition. Looks unread with just a touch of shelf wear. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.